Mat 21 | ABEn | STEP | And when they approached unto Jerusalem, and came into Bethphage, to the mount of olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

Matthew 21

CHAPTER 21 Jesus Enters Jerusalem

1 And when they approached unto Jerusalem, and came into Bethphage, to the mount of olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, Go into the town, the one before you! And immediately you shall find a donkey being tied, and a foal with her; having untied lead them to me! 3 And if anyone should say to you anything, you say that, Their master [²need ¹has]; and immediately he sends them. 4 And this entirely came to pass, that should be fulfilled the thing having been spoken through the prophet, saying, 5 Say to the daughter of Zion! Behold, your king comes to you, gentle, and being mounted upon a donkey, and a foal, an offspring of a beast of burden. 6 [⁴having gone ¹And ²the ³disciples], and having done as [²assigned ³to them ¹Jesus], 7 they led the donkey and the foal, and they placed upon them their cloaks, and he sat upon them. 8 And the greatest part of the multitude spread out their own cloaks in the way; and others beat branches from the trees, and spread them out in the way. 9 And the multitudes, the ones leading before and the ones following, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the son of David. Being blessed is the one coming in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest. 10 And in his entering into Jerusalem, [⁴was shaken ¹all ²the ³city], saying, Who is this? 11 And the multitudes said, This is Jesus the prophet, the one from Nazareth of Galilee.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

12 And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and he cast out all the ones selling and buying in the temple; and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the chairs of the ones selling the doves. 13 And he says to them, It is written, My house [²a house ³of prayer ¹shall be called]; but you made it a cave of robbers. 14 And came forward to him the lame and blind in the temple; and he cured them. 15 [⁷beholding ¹And ²the ³chief priests ⁴and ⁵the ⁶scribes] the wonders which he did, and the children crying out in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were indignant. 16 And they said to him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yes, at no time did you read that, From out of the mouth of infants and nursing ones I readied praise? 17 And leaving them, he came forth outside the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. 18 And in the morning turning back into the city, he hungered.

Jesus Dries Up the Fig-tree

19 And beholding [²fig-tree ¹one] upon the way, he came unto it and [²nothing ¹found] on it except leaves only. And he says to it, No longer from you [²fruit ¹should] be produced into the eon. And 4dried up 1immediately 2the 3fig-tree]. 20 And beholding, the disciples marveled, saying, How did [³immediately ⁴dry up ¹the ²fig-tree]? 21 And answering Jesus said to them, Amen I say to you, If you should have belief, and should not examine, not only the thing of the fig-tree shall you do, but even if to this mountain you should say, Be lifted and be thrown into the sea! it shall come to pass. 22 And all as much as you should have asked in the prayer, believing, you shall receive.

Jesus' Authority Questioned

23 And in his coming into the temple, came forward to him while teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, By what authority do you do these things, and who gave to you this authority? 24 And answering Jesus said to them, I shall ask you also [²word ¹one], which if you should tell to me, I also will tell to you by what authority I do these things. 25 The immersion of John, from what place was it? From heaven or from men? And they argued by themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? 26 And if we should say, From men; we fear the multitude. For all hold John as a prophet. 27 And answering to Jesus they said, We do not know. He said to them also himself, Nor I tell to you by what authority I do these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 But what do you think? A certain man had [²children ¹two]. And having come forward to the first, he said, Child, go! today work in my vineyard! 29 And responding he said, I do not want to. But afterwards, having changed his mind he went forth. 30 And having come forward to the second, he said likewise. And he answering said, I will, O master. and he did not go forth. 31 Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. [²says ³to them ¹Jesus], Amen I say to you, that, The tax collectors and the harlots go before you into the kingdom of God. 32 [³came ¹For ⁴to ⁵you ²John] in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him. But you having seen did not repent afterwards to believe him.

The Parable of the Growers

33 Another parable hear! A certain man was master of a house, who planted a vineyard, and [²a barrier ³for it ¹he put around], and he dug in it a wine vat, and built a tower, and handed it over to growers, and he traveled abroad. 34 And when [⁵approached ¹the ²season ³of the ⁴fruits], he sent his servants to the growers to receive of his fruits. 35 And [³having taken ¹the ²growers] his servants, one they flayed, and one they killed, and one they stoned. 36 Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they did to them likewise. 37 And afterwards he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son. 38 And the growers seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, we should kill him, and take control of his inheritance. 39 And having taken, they cast him outside the vineyard, and killed him. 40 Whenever then [⁵shall come ¹the ²master ³of the ⁴vineyard], what shall he do to those growers? 41 They say to him, The evil men, harshly he will destroy them, and the vineyard he will hand over to other growers, the ones who will render to him the fruits in their seasons. 42 [²says ³to them ¹Jesus], At no time did you read in the scriptures? The stone which [³rejected ¹the ones ²building], this one became as head corner stone; by the Lord this happened, and it is wonderful in our eyes. 43 On account of this I say to you, that, [⁴shall be lifted away ⁵from ⁶you ¹The ²kingdom ³of God], and shall be given to a nation producing the fruits of it. 44 And the one falling upon this stone shall be fractured in pieces; [²upon ³whom ¹but] ever it should fall it shall winnow him. 45 And [⁶hearing ¹the ²chief priests ³and ⁴the ⁵Pharisees] his parables, knew that about them he speaks. 46 And seeking to hold him, they feared the multitudes, since [²as ³a prophet ¹they held him].